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Iran does not have any air defense. Too bad for them.

Dalohad:
I learnt that members of Ogoni 9 were also complicit in the killing of Chief Kobani and some other Ogoni Chiefs who decided to negotiate with the government and Shell.

Yes! Saro wiwa too was not innocent. He was the one the incited the mob that killed and maimed chief kobani and other ogoni chiefs.

Saro wiwa was too erratic and stubborn. He insulted the ogoni chiefs and call them all sort of unprintable names like snakes, traitors, Judas etc. All because the ogoni chiefs were trying to negotiate with the FG.

Even Saro wiwa was given an appointment in IBB regime, I think a minister. But he rejected it and insist of full resources control of Ogoni resources. But the owners of Nigeria declined such immediately! After that, Saro wiwa went rogue and everything was history.

Bullet4thiefnub:
Freedom fighter, nadeco, progressives ,lol na power these guys wanted over the years not to develop Nigeria , they want to dominate other Nigerians and install a one party state

They are even doing worst than Abacha.

The two idiots of a governor In Delta and Akwa ibom have already decamp when they are not doing nothing as governor.

Only a cowardly and incompetent governors will decamp to Apc especially in this first term.

erniok:
Strange to read of festival tax. Why ask her to pay a muslim tax when she's not one.

Na agbero work,Dem dey use to survive.

They impose all manner of useless tax in markets. Mind you, they don't have any shops In the market. All they do is to intimidate and harass traders and customers who came to transact goods.

kingsavage:
Stanluiz people are parasites

You mean those ones that stab a woman because of 1500 ?

That's to tell you what laziness can do. Which one is festive tax again ? Without agbero work, una no go fit see food chop.

South East governors are working!!

DesChyko:
Alex Otti calm down first.

It has come to light that N7 billion was earmarked for 20 smart schools by your administration. That amounts to N350 million per smart school.

That amount is outrageous and it will be wise to clear the air on this matter. The New Nigeria we hope for does not have room for bogus expenditure, certainly not from one of the torch bearers.

As a matter of urgency, shed light on this ASAP.

Grazie!



You people are always against Beer in words, but not in reality. If not for Ojude Oba, who would have known that the tallest infrastructure in Ogun State is a beer bottle 😐😐

Brown roof everywhere!

lozanni:
Those lands, I believe, are bought on long term lease and will eventually return to the original owners; this means that there is no cause for alarm.

This one is just consoling himself.

If they is no cause for alarm, then, why are your people complaining and wailing ?

Coastal road of fraud.

Ojiofor:
The governor should deal with the criminals that ran to his state without making unnecessary noise.

He also needs to deal with those Fulani herdsmen that are wreaking havoc and destruction on Abraka axis.

E be like say, he forgets that one.

Jide u better no loose guard. Asiwaju no dey forgive.

iwaeda:
When did Tinubu turned God to forgive sins?

The thing tire person.

His is now a god to his zombies. He can't do anything wrong in their eyes because he is second Jesus Christ

Highway of fraud.

Psoul:
THE MEETING THAT STOLE A NATION:

HOW THE ABANDONED PROPERTY ACT WAS BORN,
By Khaleed Yazeedu

Port Harcourt, Late 1975.

The Nigerian Civil War had ended five years earlier. The guns were silent. The Biafran flag was lowered. But for the Igbo people, the battle was far from over. The new war was no longer fought on the blood-soaked fields of Enugu or Nsukka. It was a quiet war, fought in offices, courtrooms, and government houses.

In a nondescript room inside the Rivers State Government House, a secret meeting convened behind closed doors. The ceiling fan hummed relentlessly as a group of men gathered around a heavy wooden table strewn with maps, legal documents, and property claims. They were about to forge a legal instrument that would devastate the Igbo people for generations.

At the head of the table sat Navy Commander Alfred Diete-Spiff, then the young and ambitious Military Governor of Rivers State. With him were key figures who would shape one of Nigeria’s most painful post-war legacies:

Justice Ephraim Akpata, Chief Judge of Rivers State

Colonel Anthony Ukpo, liaison officer from the Supreme Military Council

Dr. Okoi Arikpo, federal advisor and Foreign Minister

A Yoruba constitutional lawyer from Lagos (name withheld for privacy) tasked with drafting the legal framework

Senior civil commissioners and property officials from Rivers and Cross River States

The Agenda That Shattered Lives

Their mission was clear but devastating:

1. Declare Igbo properties abandoned and seize them as state assets.

2. Create legal cover to prevent restitution claims.

3. Redistribute these properties to indigenous residents, military officers, and political cronies.

4. Avoid federal interference and silence Eastern political voices.

The Conversation Behind Closed Doors

In the low lit room, voices spoke with calculated certainty.

Diete-Spiff opened the discussion:
“The war may have ended, but we must protect our people from the return of those who fled. These properties are abandoned. The Easterners cannot simply come back and reclaim what is ours.”

Justice Akpata responded:
“Then we must codify what ‘abandoned’ means. If someone leaves during war and does not return within a specified time, the property legally belongs to the state.”

The Yoruba lawyer from Lagos added:
“This can be defended in court if issued as a military edict rather than through legislative processes. We establish a custodian board to manage and reallocate these properties.”

Colonel Ukpo raised a concern:
“What about the federal government? Will they accept this?”

Dr. Arikpo, calm and assured, replied:
“The North will not object. Lagos may have reservations, but as long as there is no Eastern uproar, it will be allowed to pass.”

Diete-Spiff concluded:
“Prepare the draft edict. No public announcements. Implementation only.”

Edict No. 5 of 1976: The Abandoned Property Act

Within weeks, the Edict was signed quietly in Port Harcourt. It created the Abandoned Property Custodian Board, authorized to seize and redistribute properties left behind by fleeing Igbos. The legal definition of abandoned was vague, allowing the board sweeping powers to declare properties vacant if unclaimed within an unspecified period.

In practice, this meant entire neighborhoods in Port Harcourt, from Diobu to D-Line, Oroworukwo to Old GRA, were reallocated to civil servants, military officers, and political favorites. Igbo families who survived the war returned home only to find their houses occupied or sealed off.

Federal Government’s Silent Consent

Though officially a state law, the federal government did not intervene. Why?

The federal Finance Ministry, influenced by Western Nigerian political interests, had already frozen Igbo bank accounts.

The Gowon administration preferred quiet reintegration over reopening war wounds through legal battles.

Yoruba elites, still recovering from political marginalization, tacitly supported policies that curtailed Igbo economic power.

Survivor Testimonies

Chief Nnamdi Okeke, a retired businessman from Port Harcourt, recalls:
"I returned after the war expecting to rebuild. Instead, my family’s three-story home was occupied by a civil servant. We were told the property was abandoned and given away. We fought for years in court but lost every time."

Mrs. Ifeoma Chukwu, a widow from Enugu, shares:
"My late husband’s shop in Balogun Market was reassigned while I was fleeing the war. I had no legal documents to prove ownership, they said I abandoned it. It was heartbreaking to see strangers in our place."

Mr. Emeka Nwosu, an Igbo civil servant, recounts:
"In Lagos, I was denied my housing allocation because my name was removed from lists. I was told the government had ‘reallocated’ the property for security reasons. We lived as second class citizens in our own country."

The Legacy of a Legal Coup

This was not merely a property dispute. It was economic marginalization inflicted through the law.

How does a people rebuild after losing everything, land, homes, businesses, dignity? The Abandoned Property Act systematically erased Igbo presence from key Nigerian cities and economic centers. It decimated an entire community’s wealth and laid the groundwork for ongoing marginalization.

The Cost of One Nigeria:

Post war slogans promised “No victor, no vanquished.” But this legal dispossession said otherwise. It demanded forgiveness without justice. It punished a people for seeking to survive.

Today, descendants of those dispossessed still struggle for compensation, recognition, and healing.

A Call for Truth and Justice

This article is a call for historical honesty, national dialogue, and reconciliation based on facts, not rhetoric. A true unity demands acknowledging past wrongs, restoring dignity, and offering reparations where possible.

"They took their homes and called it unity. But unity without justice is a lie.”

You can factscheck me through these References:

Nigerian Federal Government Gazette, Edict No. 5 of 1976

Achebe, Chinua. There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra (2012)

Coleman, James S. Nigeria: Background to Nationalism

Falola, Toyin and Genova, Ann. Historical Dictionary of Nigeria (2009)

Interviews and oral histories collected from survivors in Port Harcourt and Lagos (2018-2024)

Legal Disclaimer

This article aims to present historical facts and survivor testimonies based on verified sources to promote truth and reconciliation. It does not intend to defame individuals or groups. Readers are encouraged to approach this topic with an open mind and seek further scholarly sources for comprehensive understanding.

Khaleed Yazeedu
Student of History and Justice Advocate

Thats why Bayelsa is poor and undeveloped. Ijaw people use their power in old rivers state to peroerate such injustice.

What will befall them in the future will be devastating.

Tjra:
How many soilders have Russia lost?

No winners in war.

Russia has lost up 50 to 80k soilders. For every war , they must be a winner. Unless you want to deceive yourself.

gigabyte13:
Normal normal
Russia vs Ukraine in any level of life is a mismatched, levels defer
A power house like Russia, should not be still talking about Ukraine 3 years after
Ukraine should have been wiped off as claimed by Putin....
It should have been a walk over for Russia.
Despite the destruction and ruins
Ukraine is still inflicting constant pain on Russia is that not disturbing.
Even Putin that you are defending is worried.

The war is between Russia and US.

If America stop giving Ukraine weapons. The war will end immediately.

Tjra:
He who is down needs fear no more.

Russia has more to lose

You guys are funny .What will Russia loose ?

Russia is still occupying 20% of Ukraine territory including crimea. They have even annex them as part of Russia territory.

Ukraine has lost up to 600k soilders including those injured. Their cities are have destroyed. Millions have migrated east and westward.

Ukraine has no economy. She is just surviving on Western aid and funds.

Us will abandon Ukraine and ran away just like they did in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

franchasng:
Are you aware that at the start of the unprepared invasion, Ukraine didn't have up to 20 fighter jets and no missile or air defense system at all because they were busy honoring the agreement they signed with Russia during the disintegration of USSR?


Are you also aware that Ukraine use to own nuclear weapon but it was decommissioned and handed to Russia as part of a peace deal supervised by the US after USSR disintegration?


Russia is a weak nation when you compare how many years of military experience and weapon gathering they have compared to Ukraine.


Most of the USSR military weapons were inherited by Russia.


With Russia's abysmal performance in the war with Ukraine, if Russia face Israel, it will be a tough war and if Russia face Germany, the war will most likely end in draw, and if Russia face USA, Russia will be leveled in less than 6 months if both countries are prevented from using nuclear weapon.



Russia is not as powerful as the whole world use to believe in the past before the invasion of Ukraine.


China will defeat Russia before December if they face it off.



Russia cannot have a field day with any other major European country the way it had with Ukraine if nuclear weapon is prohibited

Stop deceiving yourself. D

Russia is still winning the war and gaining territories. Ukraine can't win this war, not now or ever. No matter how many years it takes.

Russia is grinding Ukraine slowly and steady. Russia is not even using their main Arsenal. That ones are reserved for US/NATO.

Russia will not use full force on Ukraine because they see Ukraine as brothers. Thats why Putin is very lenient on Ukraine. He has not use the full power of Russia military might on Ukraine.

SmartPolician:
The resolve by Governor Hope Uzodinma to give Imo State 24-hour power supply gets a boost as Egyptian Madkour Group receives state-of-the-art 62 MVA, 132KV/ 33KV Mobitra Substation to connect Orashi Electricity Power Plant

Beautiful.

Imo state should pull out from that useless eedc so that they can enjoy 247 electricity like Aba.

These people are crying everyday

Siege mentality!

India is such a dirty country. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh no be am at all.

Some African country are better than India.

Why is Nafdac arresting those traders ?

Nafdac is a criminal agency.

Who is the governor of kastina ?

The Only time I hear kastina state is during presidential election.

bluefilm:
Is he referring to the town hall guy?

Before nko.

South East leads. Congratulations

TheChameleon:
Isianlangwa is notorious for cannibalism even amongst Abians.

Nobody go follow you enter this Medical City.

Better relocate it to Umuahia or better still... Lagos

Skull miner from Ogun state has spoken.

owobokiri:
Stop disturbing us with your Nigerian stories..
This is the Abia governor working.

The thing tire me.

Anything Nigeria. Nigeria that is anti progress.

Nice one.

kowriesng:
Ode, not all the part will be close to the ocean.

But you call it coastal road Continue to shift goal post.

The topic say Akwa ibom and Calabar section, so why are we not seeing the coastal section of Akwa ibom own ?

The Op should tell us the local government areas of Both states where the construction is taking place.